Posted on 06/13/2018 4:46:28 PM PDT by spintreebob
With frustration mounting over lawmakers inaction on gun control, the American Medical Association on Tuesday pressed for a ban on assault weapons and came out against arming teachers as a way to fight what it calls a public health crisis.
At its annual policymaking meeting, the nations largest physicians group bowed to unprecedented demands from doctor-members to take a stronger stand on gun violence a problem the organizations says is as menacing as a lethal infectious disease.
The action comes against a backdrop of recurrent school shootings, everyday street violence in the nations inner cities, and rising U.S. suicide rates.
(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...
Medical errors cause many more times death than guns ever will.
These “doctors” remind me of those in the NFL that forget what their real job is and opt for activism - wouldn’t want any of them treating me....
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